Law firms A £55m settlement: Hogan Lovells and Leigh Day shake on Shell payout to Nigerian village Legal Business · 7 January 2015 · 2 min read Hogan Lovells Leigh Day Royal Dutch Shell, advised by Hogan Lovells, will pay £55m to 15,600 Nigerian fishermen after a three-year legal battle over two oil spills.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘M&A is back with a bang’ – global elite dominate deal rankings in best-ever H1Law firmsKate Peacock3 Jul 2026Davis Polk takes Hogan Lovells M&A heavyweight ahead of Cadwalader mergerLaw firmsKate Peacock25 Jun 2026‘Difficult, complicated and painful’ – Brexit, a decade onLaw firmsWill Lewallen24 Jun 2026Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025Former Freshfields senior partner among recipients in New Year Honours ListLaw firmsTom Cox2 Jan 2025Kramer Levin’s Paris office joins Morgan Lewis amid HSF merger dealLaw firmsTom Cox20 Dec 2024Cleary and White & Case switch on for Canal+ £2.5bn IPO in LondonLaw firmsElisha Juttla19 Dec 2024